Etymology of the English word proton
the English word
protonderived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDate
The earliest known usage of proton in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
antiproton,
photoproton,
aprotic,
diprotic,
monoprotic,
polyproticUsage
Word found in Modern English
